Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Aerdeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a roofer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Being a Roofer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.